Relocation chart
The same birth moment cast for another city: a new Ascendant, MC and houses — which areas of life come forward there.
A relocation chart is built from your birth chart — this needs a free account.
What a relocation chart is
A relocation chart is your birth chart cast for the same moment of birth but for another place. The planets' signs and the aspects between them stay the same, while the Ascendant, the MC and the house cusps shift with geography. So in another city the same qualities can show up in other areas of life.
What changes when you move
Vronsky's «Classical Astrology» notes that a person's psychological inclinations are stable, while the areas where they apply their forces can change considerably with a change of residence. In a relocation chart you see this in the houses: a planet in the 9th house at home may fall in the 10th in another city — and the theme shifts from study and travel to career and public role.
Planets on the angles
The most visible part of a relocation chart is the planets that land near the Ascendant, Descendant, MC or IC. Such a planet sounds louder than usual: per Vronsky, an unafflicted planet on an angle of the relocated chart acts as it would in the birth chart. If the planet is under strain in the birth chart, on an angle its harder side shows too.
Home and the sense of «my place»
The 4th house describes home, family and roots. Vronsky's classical advice: if Mars or Saturn stands in the 4th house, choose a place where that planet moves into another house, and when choosing where to live, look at the benefics — Venus and Jupiter.
Do I need an exact birth time?
Yes. The Ascendant moves about one degree every four minutes, and every house depends on it. If your birth time is only approximate, treat the houses and angles of the relocation chart with caution.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a relocation chart?
Sign in, choose a saved birth chart and the city you are moving to or live in now. The calculator recomputes the Ascendant, the MC and the houses for the new place, marks planets on the angles and house changes, and writes a reading grounded in the books. You can also find a city right on the world map in astrocartography: any point there opens a relocation chart.
What changes in my birth chart when I move, and what does not?
The planets' signs, degrees and the aspects between them do not change — they are your inborn qualities. The Ascendant, the MC and the house cusps change, and with them the areas of life where those qualities show. For example, Venus in the 5th house at home may fall in the 7th in another city — and the theme of pleasure and creativity shifts towards partnership.
How do I choose a city to live in by a relocation chart?
People usually look at which planets land on the angles — especially the Ascendant and the MC — and what falls into the 4th house. Places where Venus, Jupiter, the Sun or the Moon in harmonious aspects stand on an angle or in the 4th house are considered good; Vronsky advises moving Mars and Saturn out of the 4th.
Does a relocation chart work if I am only travelling?
Authors differ: some hold that a relocation chart unfolds fully when you live in a place, others notice it on trips too. For short trips, transits and the sky of the day are more useful.
When is the best time to move?
For timing there is a separate free calculation — when to move: personal periods from your chart two years ahead and a calendar of favourable moving days with the reason for each.
Author and editor: Viktor Balakirev · updated 6 November 2026